Bachelor of Science, Major in Psychology
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Bachelor of Science, Major in Psychology | ||
| Core Curriculum | ||
| Component Area I (Communication) | 6 | |
| Component Area II (Mathematics) 1 | 3 | |
| Component Area III (Life and Physical Science) | 8 | |
| Component Area IV (Language, Philosophy, and Culture) | 3 | |
| Component Area V (Creative Arts) | 3 | |
| Component Area VI (U.S. History) | 6 | |
| Component Area VII (Political Science/Government) | 6 | |
| Component Area VIII (Social and Behavioral Sciences) | 3 | |
| Component Area IX (Component Area Option) | 4 | |
| Degree Specific Requirements | ||
| Natural Sciences | 8 | |
| PHIL 3372 & PHIL 2303 & COMS 2382 | Philosophy of Science and Critical Thinking and Comm. for Bus. & Professions 2 | 9 |
| Major Core 3 | ||
| PSYC 1301 | Introduction To Psychology 4 | 3 |
| PSYC 3332 | History Of Psychology | 3 |
| PSYC 3401 | Research Methods 5 | 4 |
| PSYC 3402 | Psychological Statistics 5 | 4 |
| Experimental Block | ||
| Select six hours of the following: | 6 | |
| Physiological Psychology (Change name to Brain & Behavior) | ||
| Sensation/Perception | ||
| Cognition | ||
| Psychopharmacology (Change name to Drugs & Behavior) | ||
| Learning | ||
| Personality-Social Development Block | ||
| Select six hours of the following: | 6 | |
| Close Relationships | ||
| Development Psychology (Change name to Developmental Psychology) | ||
| Psychopathology & Fam Dynamics | ||
| Social Psychology | ||
| Personality | ||
| Psychology of the Elderly | ||
| Clinical Adjustment Block | ||
| Select six hours of the following: | 6 | |
| Psychology Of Adjustment | ||
| Abnormal Psychology | ||
| Human Sexuality | ||
| Psychology And The Law | ||
| PSYC Electives | 6 | |
| Minor (required) | 18 | |
| Electives | 8 | |
| Total Hours | 120 | |
| 1 | |
| 2 | Or any COMS course. |
| 3 | In order to complete a major in Psychology, a student takes 14 hours from the Required Courses plus 6 hours from each of the specialized blocks, and six hours of elective Psychology courses. Psychology majors choose an approved minor of 18 semester hours, 6 of which must be advanced. Students should use elective and/or minor hours to satisfy the 42 advanced-hour requirement. |
| 4 | Satisfies both the Core Curriculum requirement for Component Area VIII (Social and Behavioral Sciences) and the major. |
| 5 | Please note that majors must take PSYC 3401 and PSYC 3402 in the Psychology Program once the student has enrolled at Sam Houston State University, unless the course has been transferred into the program. Only grades of C or above in Psychology Program courses (those with the prefix PSYC) will count toward the major in Psychology. |
| First Year | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours |
| Component Area II1 | 3 | Component Area III | 4 |
| Component Area III | 4 | ENGL 13022 | 3 |
| Component Area IX | 1 | HIST 13014 | 3 |
| ENGL 13012 | 3 | POLS 23055 | 3 |
| PSYC 13013 | 3 | PSYC Block Elective6 | 3 |
| 14 | 16 | ||
| Second Year | |||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours |
| HIST 13024 | 3 | Component Area IV | 3 |
| Natural Science Elective | 4 | Component Area IX | 3 |
| POLS 23065 | 3 | Natural Science Elective | 4 |
| PSYC 3402 | 4 | PHIL 2303 | 3 |
| PSYC 3401 | 4 | ||
| 14 | 17 | ||
| Third Year | |||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours |
| Component Area V | 3 | Elective | 3 |
| Elective | 3 | Minor Elective | 3 |
| Minor Elective | 3 | Minor Elective | 3 |
| PSYC Block Elective (Advanced)6 | 3 | PSYC Block Elective (Advanced)6 | 3 |
| PSYC Block Elective (Advanced)6 | 3 | PSYC Block Elective (Advanced)6 | 3 |
| 15 | 15 | ||
| Fourth Year | |||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours |
| Elective | 2 | COMS 2382 | 3 |
| Minor Elective | 3 | Minor Elective | 3 |
| Minor Elective | 3 | PSYC Electives | 6 |
| PHIL 3372 | 3 | PSYC 3332 | 3 |
| PSYC Block Elective (Advanced)6 | 3 | ||
| 14 | 15 | ||
| Total Hours: 120 | |||
| 1 | |
| 2 | Satisfies Core Curriculum requirement for Component Area I (Communications). |
| 3 | Satisfies both the Core Curriculum requirement for Component Area VIII (Social and Behavioral Sciences) and the major. |
| 4 | Satisfies Core Curriculum requirement for Component Area VI (U.S. History). |
| 5 | Satisfies Core Curriculum requirement for Component Area VII (Political Science/Government). |
| 6 | See, below Experimental Block course list (select two). |
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Experimental Block Courses 6 | ||
| Select two of the following: | ||
| PSYC 3333 | Physiological Psychology | 3 |
| PSYC 3336 | Sensation/Perception | 3 |
| PSYC 3337 | Cognition | 3 |
| PSYC 3391 | Psychopharmacology | 3 |
| PSYC 4332 | Learning | 3 |
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Personality-Social Development Block Courses 6 | ||
| Select two of the following: | ||
| PSYC 3365 | Close Relationships | 3 |
| PSYC 3374 | Development Psychology | 3 |
| PSYC 3375 | Psychopathology & Fam Dynamics | 3 |
| PSYC 3381 | Social Psychology | 3 |
| PSYC 4331 | Personality | 3 |
| PSYC 4374 | Psychology of the Elderly | 3 |
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Clinical-Adjustment Block Courses 6 | ||
| Select two of the following: | ||
| PSYC 2315 | Psychology Of Adjustment | 3 |
| PSYC 3331 | Abnormal Psychology | 3 |
| PSYC 3334 | Human Sexuality | 3 |
| PSYC 3383 | Psychology And The Law | 3 |
Notes
In order to complete a major in Psychology, a student takes 14 hours from the Required Courses plus 6 hours from each of the specialized blocks, and six hours of elective Psychology courses.
Psychology majors choose an approved minor of 18 semester hours, 6 of which must be advanced.
Students should use elective and/or minor hours to satisfy the 42 advanced-hour requirement.
Please note that majors must take PSYC 3401 and PSYC 3402 in the Psychology Program once the student has enrolled at Sam Houston State University, unless the course has been transferred into the program. Only grades of C or above in Psychology Program courses (those with the prefix PSYC) will count toward the major in Psychology.
The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB) marketable skills initiative is part of the state’s 60x30TX plan and was designed to help students articulate their skills to employers. Marketable skills are those skills valued by employers and/or graduate programs that can be applied in a variety of work or education settings and may include interpersonal, cognitive, and applied skill areas.
The BS in Psychology is designed to provide graduates with the following marketable skills:
- Exhibit effective oral presentation skills.
- Gain experience working with diverse groups of people who are collaborating to achieve a common goal.
- Engage in innovative and integrative thinking and problem solving.
- Design, conduct, and interpret basic psychological research by developing creative research hypotheses and testing those hypotheses.
